Mircea Petescu

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Mircea Petescu
Personal information
Full name Mircea Viorel Petescu
Date of birth (1943-10-15) 15 October 1943 (age 80)[1]
Place of birth Pecica, Arad County, Romania
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Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 UTA Arad 10 (1)
1960–1963 Ştiinţa Timişoara 50 (2)
1963–1967 Steaua Bucureşti 80 (1)
1967–1973 UTA Arad 143 (20)
Total 283 (24)
International career
1964–1968 Romania 5 (0)
Managerial career
1973–1975 FC Dordrecht (assistant)
1975–1977 NEC (assistant)
1977–1978 Telstar
1978–1980 Sparta Rotterdam
1981–1982 FC Dordrecht
1982-1984 's-Gravenzandse SV
1988 Go Ahead Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mircea Petescu (born 15 October 1943 in Pecica) is a Romanian former footballer and coach.

Under his leadership, UTA Arad eliminated the defending European Cup champions Feyenoord in the 1970–71 season. After years of preparation, Petescu and his wife defected while on a state-approved vacation to the Netherlands.[2] There he started a coaching career and became known for promoting youngsters in the teams he coached. He discovered Danny Blind amongst many other players.

Honours

Club

UTA Arad
1969, 1970
Steaua Bucharest
1966
Romania
1962

References

  1. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/mircea-petrescu-1.html
  2. Poul Annema, Petescu, van vedette tot anonyme, Nieuwe Leidsche Courant, 8 September 1973. (Dutch)

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